NTSB Releases Final Report on Collision Involving Tesla Autopilot

By Matthew Guy The National Transportation Safety Board has published its final report on a fatal 2016 crash involving a Tesla Model S 70D which had its Autopilot engaged.
On the afternoon of May 7, 2016, a 2015 Tesla Model S 70D was being driven by 40-year old Joshua Brown on US Highway 27A in Florida. The car struck a semi which was making a left turn across the two oncoming lanes of traffic, shearing off the Tesla’s roof before coming to rest in the front yard of a private residence. Brown was killed; the truck driver was not injured.
In its report, the NTSB